Moscow says the West is responsible for triggering a global food crisis by imposing sanctions on Russia.

Food products produced with Ukrainian crops, such as corn and wheat, can be found worldwide. However, Ukraine's exports have collapsed over the past few months due to the war with Russia resulting in a global food crisis.

The disruption to Ukrainian exports is sending shockwaves through the region and the rest of the world with food prices surging to record highs.

The UK inflation has hit a forty-year-high, soaring to 9% in April.

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The United Nations has warned that more than half of Afghanistan’s 39 million population is facing acute food insecurity as hunger is rising and children are dying. We can’t feed people on promises, says the head of the World Food Program David Beasley.

Nearly $10 billion in Afghanistan’s national assets have been held by the US Federal Reserve since the Taliban laid siege to Kabul in August and overthrew the US-backed government.

These are worrying times for British families already finding themselves counting the pennies.

Around one in six Britons have been unable to buy essential food items in the last two weeks due to a shortage of products and a supply chain crisis, statistics show.

The United Nations (UN) warns that Afghanistan could be gripped by food crisis within a month, as a government is yet to be established since Taliban militants took over the country.